{"product_id":"voluntary-madness-norah-vincent-9780143116851","title":"Voluntary Madness: Lost and Found in the Mental Healthcare System","description":"\u003cb\u003e From the author of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSelf- Made Man\u003c\/i\u003e, a captivating expose of depression and mental illness in America \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Revelatory, deeply personal, and utterly relevant, \u003ci\u003eVoluntary Madness\u003c\/i\u003e is a controversial work that unveils the state of mental healthcare in the United States from the inside out. At the conclusion of her celebrated first book--\u003ci\u003eSelf-Made Man\u003c\/i\u003e, in which she soent eighteen months disguised as a man-Norah Vincent found herself emotionally drained and severely depressed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Determined but uncertain about maintaining her own equilibrium, she boldly committed herself to three different facilities-a big-city hospital, a private clinic in the Midwest, and finally an upscale retreat in the South. \u003ci\u003eVoluntary Madness\u003c\/i\u003e is the chronicle of Vincent's journey through the world of the mentally ill as she struggles to find her own health and happiness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norah Vincent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143116851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143116851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Adult Hc\/Tr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/27\/2009 pg. 20","brand":"Norah Vincent","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080812228863,"sku":"9780143116851","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf205d9c-1f47-471d-8ccb-5b470f80c1dc.jpg?v=1685488969","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/voluntary-madness-norah-vincent-9780143116851","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}